[YouTube] Nassim Taleb on Risks, Gold, Private Markets, Trump Tariffs

Nassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan,” and scientific advisor at Universa Investments, says he doesn’t think the “consciousness of risks” has improved over the last 25 years. He discusses the increasing US deficit, gold as a reserve currency, the opacity of private markets, and why the Trump administration’s approach to tariffs “makes no sense.”

00:00 – Taleb on “consciousness of risks”
02:12 – What drives markets
04:23 – Taleb on the US dollar and gold as a reserve currency
07:18 – Nassim Taleb on hedge funds and the opacity of private markets
09:33 – Trump administration’s tariff approach “makes no sense,” Nassim Taleb says

[Podcast] Nassim Nicholas Taleb to Appear on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots Live – June 26

Nassim Nicholas Taleb to Appear on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots Live

Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast will hold a live recording in New York City on June 26, 2025, featuring Nassim Nicholas Taleb among several scheduled speakers. The podcast, hosted by Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, covers topics in finance, markets, and economics.

The event will be held at Racket NYC, 431 W 16th St. Doors open at 7:00 PM; the program begins at 7:30 PM.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb – Honorary Scientist, Universa Investments
  • Jim Chanos – President and Founder, Chanos & Company
  • Bob Brackett – Senior Analyst, Bernstein Research
  • Ira Jersey – Chief U.S. Interest Rate Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
  • Nellie Liang – Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
  • Charlie McElligot – Cross-Asset Macro Strategist, Nomura
  • Emily Sundberg – Editor, Feed Me
  • Josh Younger – Lecturer, Columbia University

Additional information is available at: https://www.bloombergevents.com/oddlotsliveNY